Friends, citizens, insomniacs, lend me your eyes; I come to bury complicated eye looks, not to praise them. 🙂 Put down that Sleepytime Tea for a second, Caesar, and take a look at the new Smashbox Masquerade Eye Palette ($35) — enemy of complicated eye looks everywhere!

You don’t have to be an aeronautical engineer to put together fly looks with this palette of nine powder shadows in neutral and jewel-toned shades. In it, Smashbox cleverly placed complementary colors in three horizontal rows, basically taking the guesswork out of color matching. It’s a breakthrough of epic proportions, yo! — particularly for lazy chicks and insomniacs (oh, hai!) like me.

After three consecutive nights of absolutely no sleep, I really, REALLY appreciate how easy it is to get ready with this palette.

Of course, if you’re the kind of girl who gets plenty of sleep and prefers to match her own colors, no problem. I think all nine of these shades work together well, and nothing says we have to use them in any specific order.
I used the shades in the second row (the shimmery khaki, gold and bronze) for my makeup today, adding a bit of the shimmery dark blue from the third row for smokiness. To complete the look, I dipped back into the Masquerade collection again, pulling out the Creamy Cheek Color & Brush in Intrigue and Lip Enhancing Gloss in Reveal.

The Masquerade Eye Palette is one of seven items in the Smashbox Masquerade Collection for fall 2010

Swatches of first row on NC35 skin

Second row

Third row

Smashbox heaped pigment into these shadows and conjured up an easy-to-blend texture that both newbies and full-blown eyeshadow addicts should love. By far, this is my favorite product from the Masquerade collection and a standout piece for fall. Makeup and Beauty Blog Rating: A+

Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,

Karen

Insomniacs Should Have a Ball with the Smashbox Masquerade Palette / Originally published July 30th, 2010

Oh my Lord, I was so sleep deprived I put the wrong zip code on the order for my special light-blocking eye mask. I then got progressively angrier and sleepier as days passed without its arrival. Until, of course, the completely sweet customer service person unearthed that joy.

Sounds like a nice night in! Mark has to work tomorrow so we had asparagus and leftover rotisserie chicken and we’ll be going to bed soon. But first I’m about to cut into a baked s’mores cookie bar thing that I whipped up when I got home!Amber recently posted … Oddball

thats GORGEOUS!! so pretty!!! lol its nice of them to make it so simple, especially because i do my makeup early in the morning so i can hardly see what im doing…ace recently posted … Too Faced La Vie En Rose

these colors are AMAZING for fall! hehe although i never really tried out Smashbox’s palettes.. i think this may be the one to get me starteed… 😀Agnes recently posted … MAC Hue &amp Viva Glam Gaga Lip Swatches

Well, once again Karen you’ve convinced me to get out of my Stila habit and try something new! I mostly wear browns and stuff, so this will be a fun departure! I can’t wait to try it.Amy-Elizabeth recently posted … Hello world!